O2

KidRated’s The O2 Top Tips:

• You can visit inside AND outside with ‘Up at The O2‘ to see London from a unique perspective
• Visit cinemas, restaurants and even go bowling 
• Shop a selection of fashion and lifestyle brands (like adidas, Nike, Ted Baker, Cath Kidston, Hackett, Scotch and Soda, Levi’s, Clarks, ASICS, Jack Wills and Gap) for up to 70% off high street prices.

Great Venue for Older Kids and Teens

Arguably the most popular indoor arena in the UK, it is located in south-east London and incredibly easy to get to by tube (and by Thames Clipper boat!). It was originally the Millennium Dome, an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium, but was reopened in June 2007 and is now The O2 Arena. It is the second-largest arena in Europe, after the Manchester Arena, but is the busiest in the world.

Most people know it as a live music venue but you can easily spend a day there as it also has a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, a bowling alley called Brooklyn Bowl, piazzas, bars and restaurants. There are loads of different activities to do, from Indigo at The O2, a live music club for smaller music events or The O2 Bubble, a two-storey bubble-shaped exhibition space.

Throughout the school holidays, there are a host of free visitor benefits at the ICON outlet at The O2 including further discounts, personal styling, hair braiding, kids crafts, mindfulness sessions and a chill out zones.

Up at The O2 involves an expedition across the roof of the building along a 190m long tensile fabric walkway. From the platform, halfway across, visitors can see the Olympic Park, Thames Barrier, The Shard, Historic Royal Greenwich and Canary Wharf. Click here for Up at The O2 tickets!

Don’t look down!

Booking Advice:

• Whatever you’re going to see or do – book in advance. It gets busy
• O2 customers get special offers on certain events
• Make the day special by taking a Thames Clipper or the Emirates Cable Car (Air Line)